It is way too late for me to be recapping MAFS but I am dying to see the immigration thing with Mia which if it happens this episode won’t be until the very end. I’m a few beers in so bear with me. 🙂 I’m mid recap and looking for a place to put this. Seven Year Switch premiered after this. I have zero time to watch this but I really need to set my DVR if I can fit it in.
Amber and Dave
Did I miss Amber and Dave going through the door? It looks like they may consummate their marriage on the first night. The loud ticking Amber’s biological clock didn’t seem to keep them awake all night. They are comfortable together.
It’s time for family brunch. Dave invited his groomsmen over his parents. Amber is suspicious of this decision. Dave says his groomsmen are more like family than his parents. Red flag? Maybe, maybe not. Amber’s mother and sister pry about consummating the marriage. They both try to deflect, because… how rude! Then they say they did not. I am not so sure about that. Amber thinks it is a great match. The mom is down too.
In the pre-honeymoon session, they seem to be saying they did not hook up. The honeymoons are in Cancun, although on the way to the airport, Dave says Tulum. The airport is the same for both, but I’d rather go to Tulum. Shockingly, Amber needs ten billions suitcases to go away for a week.
Danielle and Bobby
These two seem to have the best shot of all the couples on MAFS this season. They both are animal people (despite someone trying to leave a scathing review of my last recap because I didn’t watch the first episode where “Bobby is a duck murderer who doesn’t love dogs.”) and they are clearly going to consummate their marriage on their honeymoon night. Danielle does not want to be carried over the threshold.
It’s time for brunch with the families. The name change thing comes up and she says she doesn’t want to hyphenate, she wants to take Bobby’s last name. She has brothers to carry on the family name. Danielle’s mother is a bit strange. She acted like she couldn’t be bothered to come to the wedding in the last episode. In this episode she’s just peachy with the whole thing and glad she has a new family in Dallas. I am not sure what is going on in this mother-daughter dynamic but something seems off. But everyone faked their way through brunch as is this is the best marriage ever. And for all I know, it may be. But the family dynamic on Danielle’s side didn’t seem genuine.
In the pre-honeymoon session, Bobby said that Danielle is very hard to read sometimes.
Mia and Tristan
I had forgotten that Mia’s dad told Tristan that in his culture (not sure what that is) people do not sleep together unless they know each other very well.
Tristan seems very happy with Mia for now. However he did not offer to carry her over the threshold and he opened the door and went in first! That second part was just shocking! I rarely touch a public door handle in the south and I am at the age of near invisibility as a woman. Men here always open the door for women when approaching a public building’s entrance/exit. I was literally startled that he went through the door first! At any rate, these two are really into each other. Tristan offers to sleep on the couch if it makes her more comfortable. She lets him stay in the bed. They are both fully dressed.
Forced Family Fun
It’s time for family brunch. These two families see the most… incompatible probably isn’t the right word but that is all I have for now. Mia’s father is not particularly thrilled about the whole MAFS process. He immediately asks what they did last night. Did they just go to bed? Tristan’s mom says “Nooooo, they just went to sleep.” Mia’s father is starting to warm to Tristan. At least a little bit. This one went way better than I thought it would.
In the pre-honeymoon session, they seemed to be very excited but not planning on intimacy anytime soon.
Of course in the last seconds of MAFS, we get the following message, “At 8:40 am Mia and Tristan were prevented from boarding their flight. Customs officials have escorted Mia away for questioning. Tristan is currently unaware of Mia’s status and location.”
EDITED WITH SPOILERS! DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW.
Mia Get’s Arrested!
Okay so here is the story. Mia had a felony warrant out for her arrest so when they went through cusoms she was flagged. In December of 2016 her last boyfriend dumped her. She did not take it well. For six months she stalked her ex in Louisiana by calling, texting and showing up at his home and place of employment trying to reconcile. In June he finally decided to contact the police. While the police were at his house taking a report SHE SHOWED UP AGAIN! The cop told her to stop all further contact and she said she would. Two months later it was still happening and the guy called the police again. The police called Mia and warned her once again to stop. She said she would.
The following January, the ex called the police AGAIN. This time, Mia had contacted him on Facebook the day after Christmas to say that she had bought him a Christmas present. Then he was billed by Amazon for an iPhone and a couple of protection plans. In mid January, the ex contacted police AGAIN and explained that Mia had been contacting him nearly daily FOR TWO YEARS.
Mia Is A Stalker! And A Thief!
This along with the Amazon thing resulted in Louisiana filing three stalking charges and one illegal use of an access card charge. The charges were officially filed in FEBRUARY of 2018. At this point all of the MAFS background checks had been completed so they would have no idea.
So just over a month later,on March 27th, the happy couple shows up to the airport to go on their honeymoon and she was arrested at the airport on three counts of stalking (the three he reported) and the Amazon charge. (I have no idea why Louisiana calls it an access card but it is basically using his Amazon account.)
So essentially, this episode may be the last time these two see each other. Is it even possible she didn’t know there was a warrant out for her arrest? Did the police not know where she lives? The stalking happened in Louisiana and she apparently was living in Plano, Texas? Is the end of these two on MAFS?Stay tuned…
But Mia was on the aftershow with Jamie Otis saying how great things had gone. This is nuts! Do you think Tristan just said ‘Bye Girl’? That was probably the best idea at that point. They had only known each other a day or two at that point and it sounds like she is a little cray-cray. Another win for the MAFS experts!
I think it was so wrong for the show to pair her and Tristan together knowing that she had a record in 2017 that’s just rating for them
She didn’t have a record in 2017. Her ex boyfriend in another state had called the local police a couple times. MAFS would have no way of knowing that until charges were filed in February 2018.
I read this about Mia after last week’s episode. Am I’m the only found Tristan and Mia odd, and I’m not referring to their height difference? Their behavior was childlike, he extremely goofy and hyper and Mia silly, secretive, along with scary crazy? I did not get the feeling she was into him.
I am a MAFS viewer and I also found this couple strange. I told my daughter that they would not make it because for the same reasons you had already mentioned not knowing about this other stuff she’s involved in.
Doesn’t MAFS background check these people? I would think that would show up immediately.
They did but actual charges weren’t filed until February after all the background checks were done. Before that, Mia had a clean record.
Of course…didn’t think about when it’s taped, etc.
Yes they do and that was just a year ago in 2017 they just want ratings for the show and I think that is so wrong cuz I do enjoy the show
If I were Tristan I would change my name to Crystal and move to the sticks in Idaho.
At least he has legal grounds to attempt an annulment instead of a divorce. That is, unless he likes being with a stalker.
I hope they find another way to give Tristan another shot at marriage
I’m pretty sure we see Mia in the previews for decision day though. Am I imagining that?
Mia gave me weird vibes from the very beginning. Her body language is way off with all the giggling, bending over, covering her face and other reactions, which would be more suited to a young, inexperienced virgin than a woman her age. Tristan needs to get far away from this mess of a woman – for her to keep up the harassment and stalking of the previous boyfriend to the degree that she did shows something is way off in her ability to recognize boundaries and control her impulses. I feel sorry for him because I think he was in it to find love and work hard on the marriage. Such a waste of his time. I also don’t understand how the “experts” didn’t pick up on her personality “quirks”. Don’t they question the potential cast members at length about previous relationships? Obviously, she wasn’t honest with them. I also thought Mia’s dad was way out of line when he told Tristan not to sleep with her – cultural differences or not, it wasn’t his decision to make. Perhaps he knew how batshit crazy she could be and didn’t want her getting in too deeply, too quickly.
Dave also makes me uneasy. To have his parents at the wedding then dismiss them so easily, saying his groomsmen were much more family to him, is a humongous red flag. Amber looked startled when he said that, and was obviously really thrown off by it. Then her mother and sister pouncing on them the next morning with “did you consummate the marriage”? How rude and inappropriate can you be. It reminded me of the sales people on the show where women are shopping for wedding dresses – all in unison, “So, is this the dress?”
I like Danielle and Bobby together, but since Mia and Tristan obviously have problems, and it looks like Dave could too, I’m waiting for something negative to pop up with these two. It can never be smooth sailing for these couples, and I really don’t think
Great recap, Tamara – especially for all the details on the Mia stalking incidents.
I hit Post Comment by mistake. Nothing really important, just that in the second to last paragraph I was going to say “I really don’t think they choose couples unless there is something that’s potentially a problem looming on the horizon. It would be a very dull show if everything went smoothly, and not good television in the eyes of the producers. But maybe I’m becoming too cynical in my old age.”
I agree Tristan is,a bit goofy and Mia is weird probably the heritage mix has her with issues…..Indo Trinidadian father Afro Jamaican mother. It is a weird cultural mix and then throw in American husband. I am not surprised the father keeps adding his 2 cents. I’m surprised the father married a non Indian himself shoss he is open mind.
I’m a Jamaican n we r a mixed race but i haven’t seen us with a Trinidadian…mind u theres Indian in our culture but they r Jamaicans..it was shocking 2 me 2 c that our cultures r so very different..as.. I B says it’s a weird mix..that hot tempered Jamaican blood n weird Trini blood..oooh …Tristan run ??..she dont get that stalking from her Jamaican side trust n believe..
So are you saying she got the stalking behavior from her Trinidad side?
What foolishness!
I was born in Trinidad, left Trinidad as a young woman and went to university in both Canada and the USA and never encountered either a Trinidadian or a Jamaican stalker among any of myCaribbean female or male friends at university and afterwards in the workforce.
I met no stalkers when I was in secondary school or working in Trinidad before I left for Canada.
You are biased and are giving out unacceptable information. You are acting as a profiler in much the same way as the man in the White House speaks about Mexicans and others who are non white.
Stalking is a manifestation not of race, or heritage or gender but of the psychological demeanor of the person.Stop spreading misinformation. A stalker can be male, female, Polish, Italian, large, small, thin or overweight,rich or poor.
Thank you. Stalking has nothing to do with your race or ethnic background. Mia could just be an emotionally or mentally disturbed woman and that has nothing to do with her parents’ races, there are people like that all over the world. Also I have heard from Jamaican friends who knew other Jamaican women who despite being insulted and rejected by their Jamaican men continued to persist in trying to be with them so please don’t act like Jamaican women don’t do that, it’s a global thing.
Man in the White House? Ok- now you’ve convinced me trinidadians are lunatics…seems you people have a lack of comprehension skills, after that remark!
OK. it’s late at night, and I can’t sleep, and I tend to get a bit snarky and think up weird things when left to my own devices. What I want to know is, why is no one commenting on the really big elephant in the room – where in the hell did they find that motel where they all spent their wedding nights? It was absolutely the opposite of romantic – looked like something from a very old 1950’s Wild West movie, with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara (if you took away the big comfy beds and other slightly modern things). Is that the best they could do? Is the show on a tight budget, or did the place have some historical relevance that I’m unaware of? Entirely possible.
Ha! Finally we disagree! I thought the hotel was quirky and kinda cool! But we all know by now, I’ll stay a lot of places other people don’t care for.
Try to get some sleep EnglishRose!
In TX, there are wedding venues that are fully-equipped wedding & entertainment facilities. They also have have guest accommodations. It allows each family both privacy & mingling as desired
I think it’s ideal!
And Mia’s sister was acting like her sister is a saint. GOH
On the bike ride Bobby finds out that Danielle doesn’t want to be a stay-at-home mom, which Danielle hints should have been a gamebreaker.
Dave finds out that Amber dated a mutual acquaintance at their gym. Apparently his comments about her were far from glowing.
It looks like they all have major “secrets” which could become barriers. This could turn out to be one of the most interesting shows!!
Mia was required to fill out a questionnaire. She apparently was too busy checking her Iphone (that was paid for with that stolen credit) to accurately check the “I’m a crook and stalker” box. Women are sooo shady!
Mia did not have a record at the time the background check was done. Charges were filed after more than a year of stalking just before filming started.